Moving Beyond the Workbook: Functional Therapeutic Techniques and Activities for Aphasia

This presentation will review evidence-based therapeutic techniques for treatment of Aphasia-including but not limited to the expressive, receptive, fluent, and non-fluent subtypes of the disorder. Functional suggestions and ideas will be presented in efforts to expand the participants’ plans of care to align with the Living with Aphasia: Framework for Outcome Measures (A-FROM) framework.

Upon completion of this session, participants will be able to:

• Define Aphasia and its causes ​

• Identify 3 formal assessments for Aphasia ​

• Identify 3 evidence-based therapeutic techniques for Aphasia therapy ​

• Identify at least 1 modification/adaptation for each technique per setting